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Impact of record gift total lauded as trustees see year-end reports
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… needs, says Thomas. They include very visible items like enhancements to the Seelye Center and Waldo Stadium, … supported less visible but incredibly important initiatives like research on cochlear implants and Multiple System …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/07/8241
New student center's amenities coming online during 'soft opening' phase
WMU Student Center
… allows us to gauge how the building is working. It’s like 'pre-season,' and we’ll tweak and adjust” operations as … flavors and zesty ingredients for build-your-own entrees like tacos, burritos and quesadillas, will operate from …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/07/72219
Triple major undergraduate takes on the world
College of Arts and Sciences
… says Kostbade. “But eventually, getting it made me feel like everything I was working for was worth it. It felt like I’d made all the right choices.” Kostbade is spending …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/07/72069
Fine arts staff using skills for pandemic-fighting mask production
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… isn’t out of reach for participating skilled clothiers like MacKenzie, whose creations usually grace the stage for … are doing is "putting a spotlight on how important skills like sewing are, even in the modern world.” For others, such …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58953
Western celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with a variety of events
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… going to have food, dance performances, music and the biggest thing will be a fashion show,” Cortes says. "It's so … to go to a conference where they see people who look like them, talk like them and really get inspiration and motivation," Cortes …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/09/65642
WMU celebrates fall 2024 graduates at Dec. 14 commencement
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… admission basis. New this academic year, guests who would like to view the ceremony on a large screen in Brown Hall …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/12/fall-2024-commencement-details
Spring Convocation highlights sustainability, education research
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… Center will feature research presentations involving topics like advancing literacy and autism services. Bob Jorth , … the importance of education and the ability of communities, like Kalamazoo, to seek innovative solutions to educational …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52560
Social work student finds passion, home at WMU
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… up one day and said, 'This is not me.' At that point I felt like I had hit rock bottom, being in that factory and not … excited about learning. Anderson had several. "Professors like Ron Peterson , Stephanie Lagalo , Sandra Bibilomo and … work and to the greater society." Once homeless and struggling to find direction, Anderson feels like he's finally …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57553
'Sweet Magnolias' star shares how she planted seeds of success at Western
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… to see people flock to it so quickly and seem to really like it." "The stories (in 'Sweet Magnolias') are so filled … to many people in the show. That's what I imagine people like about it; you want to see your own journey and your own … know how to strategize in some particular way. I knew I liked to sing; I knew I liked to act. I knew I liked to be …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/03/67412
Geography grad created road map to success at Western
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… detail work it entailed." His success on projects like that caught the attention of faculty mentors who … in the program. "It was a definitive moment where I felt like, 'I've made it.’" He traveled to Virginia to spend time … I had to do. Western went above and beyond for me. I felt like the underdog who got to prove everyone wrong." A …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71466